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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: One year after Hurricane Ian, Florida beekeepers move steadily toward recovery. “For the Sadlers, the aftermath of Ian lingers in the hours of labor required to regenerate the 800 hives …
Read More »Plant lovers descend on Kanapaha Botanical Gardens for the orchids
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens hosted its Fall Open House and Plant Sale last week, in conjunction with the Gainesville Orchid Society. Visitors walked through the carefully constructed orchid displays in the entrance building on Saturday, then made their way outside to the more than 50 booths of vendors looking to showcase …
Read More »A compassionate cook takes big life step: building and receiving a home
Alachua County resident Kiana Clayton got a home of her own last Thursday. Clayton, 26, is a manager and cook at Bev’s Drive-Thru. She has worked there for the past decade. She needed help finding an affordable place to live, so she turned to her sister for guidance, who just …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 24, 2023: Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near UF
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Pro-Palestinian protesters rally near UF entrance for Israel’s de-occupation of Palestine. “Laila Fakhoury, a Palestinian business owner, led the protest near the northwest entrance to the University of Florida campus …
Read More »Nonprofit receives $1.73 million grant for broadband infrastructure training
CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion was awarded a $1.73 million grant to fund training courses for workers to install and maintain broadband infrastructure in the area. The five-year grant is part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs program that helps people in the rural areas of …
Read More »Lubee Bat Conservancy holds 19th annual Bat Festival
The Lubee Bat Conservancy is working hard to breed rare, exotic bats to support the wild populations of bats across the globe. They promoted this effort with the 19th annual Bat Festival. Event attendees like Tulpa Black, 36, were enthralled by the furry creatures at the festival. “They eat mosquitoes. …
Read More »Man arrested after posting Instagram video threatening to shoot up empty middle school
A 31-year-old man was in jail Friday, accused of posting a threatening video on Instagram in which he said he wanted to fire an assault rifle into an empty middle school in hopes that police would respond to the scene and kill him. Daniel Julio Dominguez, 31, who was arrested …
Read More »‘Demolition by neglect’: Community members raise concerns for Boltin Center restoration
Besty Hurst has spent her entire life in the Thelma A. Boltin Center. From attending dances and concerts called “teen time” as a child, to performing with orchestras at the center as an adult, the center provided a much-needed hub for Hurst and members of the Gainesville community. Now, the …
Read More »Williston Municipal Airport receives $3.5 million to build new terminal
Construction is expected to begin in late October on a new $3.5 million terminal for the Williston Municipal Airport. While the small airport does not expect to see regularly scheduled passenger service, officials there say the new terminal will attract visitors to the airport, which will bring in revenue to …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 19, 2023: Controversial political commentator Ben Shapiro speaks at UF
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: ‘Hamas ought to be destroyed,’ political commentator Ben Shapiro says. “Students at the forum challenged Shapiro about his views on the conflict between Israel and Hamas and criticized previous comments …
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